All Chapters of Forbidden Desire: My Ex's Uncle Wants Me: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Lucian Ashford POV“Roger, boss.” I smiled.She didn’t know she was walking straight into my trap, no matter how much she wanted to deny it.The plan hadn’t been for me to stay here. The idea had come to me suddenly.And it would work better this way. I wasn’t about to let the Maris family find any excuse to insult me—or Janet.She didn’t realize I was the only well-wisher she’d ever had.I loved it that way, even if it hurt sometimes that she didn’t remember me. Didn’t remember the promises we’d made together.Still, it was better than having nothing at all.Dalton had come into her life before me, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t erase his existence.I would be the last—and only—man in Janet’s life.“I cooked, so don’t you think you should wash the dishes?” I pointed toward her as she started to leave.I didn’t actually want her to wash them. I could’ve done it myself. But this way, I’d get a little more time with her.I wanted to spend every second I could—her cute reactions always

Janet Winget POV“Miss, we are here,” the driver announced, breaking my train of thought.“Thank you.” I climbed out of the cab. Yeah, Lucian agreed to let me go alone without him.It had taken a few arguments, but in the end, he relented.With one condition—that I take a cab rather than any other means of transport.I had wanted to argue about that too, but I didn’t want to be even later or spark a bigger fight.Facing the large building in front of me, my heart hammered faster than it already was.Why wouldn’t it?I had a job now—a stable one. Happiness bloomed in my chest, boundless and bright.At least after suffering my whole life, I finally had something I could call mine.I walked inside. Yesterday, the secretary had shown me around, but now, alone, the place felt so much bigger.Lucian really was something. As far as I knew, he had no ties to the Maris family, so building this business on his own, without any support, was impressive.I clutched the strap of my bag a little tig

Lia Winget POV“What?” Lucian frowned, confusion flickering in his eyes.Yeah, that’s right. I want to talk to this bitch Janet. Just her and me. Not with Dalton. Not with Lucian. I can’t.Lucian would just keep interfering—doing his little knight-in-shining-armor act—never letting me tear into her the way she deserves.This bitch. Years of scheming to ruin her life, and here she is, draped in pity, acting like some tragic heroine. Again, someone’s backing her. Again, she wriggled out of the gutter I shoved her into.I hated her from the start. From the moment she walked into the Winget family like she belonged—like I didn’t. She always made me feel like I wasn’t the real daughter. Which I wasn’t, so I fixed it.I took her parents. Her fiancé. Tossed her into prison. She doesn’t get happiness—not while I’m breathing.She’ll rot in misery for the sin of being the Winget family’s real daughter.I might be adopted, but even she knows I’m worth more. She’s the side piece I crush under my

Janet Winget POV“Tell me one thing—why were you the one on the floor? You let her bully you again?”Lucian’s anger radiated from every word as we sat on his couch, the air between us tight with tension.He dabbed antiseptic on the split in my lip, the sting sharp enough to make my eyes flutter shut.Tears still streamed down my cheeks. I felt like exactly what Lia wanted me to feel—filthy. Small. Pathetic.Worse, Lucian had to see me like this.“Are you going to answer me, Janet?”He didn’t need to raise his voice. The force behind it hit just the same.“Why are you so cruel?” I choked on the sob that caught in my throat. “You think I like getting bullied?”Pain already crawled under my skin, thick and unrelenting. His words only pressed it deeper.Why does he sound like I’m the problem?Because I am. I let Lia get away with too much for too long. But today—I gave it all back to her. Every vicious ounce.Yet I’m the one sitting here, catching the brunt of his wrath.“Of course I’m an

Janet Winget POVHow could I forget they never cared about anything but their precious reputation?They were the ones who sent me to prison—for a ring. A damn ring. When I wasn’t even the culprit.And now I’m the one who spoiled everything?As for the pregnancy—it’s a lie. But I won’t correct them.Lucian made that claim, and I won’t deny it. Not to them.“The prison thing—you tried to bury it, didn’t you?” My voice cracked through the silence. “So why is it my fault? You threw a birthday party on the same day I got out. You think I asked to be released then? You think I informed the media?” I laughed bitterly. “They dug it up themselves.”I’d had enough. Enough of the blame, the accusations, the rewriting of history.I regretted coming here the moment I stepped through the door. What was I thinking? That maybe, somehow, they’d see me? Hear me?Useless.“What about your disgusting pregnancy?” Lia snapped, voice sharp as glass.Her words hit harder than I expected. Even though I wasn’t